Marine Scientist Kay Bidle Wins Prestigious Moore Foundation Award

Rutgers’ marine scientist Kay Bidle, associate professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, joins 15 other scientists from institutions like Harvard, Cal Tech and MIT, who received a Marine Microbiology Initiative Investigator Award on Dec. 3.

The scientists will share up to $35 million in funding over five years to pursue pioneering research in the field of marine microbial ecology, including how the trillions of microscopic organisms at the base of the ocean’s food webs interact with each other and their environment. The funding will broaden the understanding of ocean ecosystems and pressing issues like climate change. Read more about Bidle’s award.